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Holden, Washington

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Stehekin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98816. It stands on Copper Creek. The Survey maps it on the Holden quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Holden within Chelan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

18 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Holden (historical) between 1995 and 2019, burning about 9,939 acres in total. 12 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Natural12
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
30 September 1996Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestLEROY
25 September 1995Smokingunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestRAILROAD CREEK
20 August 2004Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestBUCKSKIN MOUNTAIN
2 August 1997Smokingunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestPLATFORM
17 August 2004Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestTINPAN
17 August 2004Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestTENMILE
16 August 2010Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestKLONE CREEK
12 August 2013Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestICY LAKE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Chelan County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 22 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Holden (historical): 12 occurrences, 5 prospects, 2 unknowns, 2 past producers. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Copper, Gold, Antimony. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Black DevilBerylliumOccurrence
Copper Point GroupCopper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, GoldProspect
EntiatGalliumOccurrence
Holden MineCopper, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum, Sulfur-Pyrite, Uranium, Nickel, Lead, ArsenicPast Producer1887, 1938, 1957
Howe Sound TailingsSilver, Gold, Zinc, CopperPlant
Last ChanceCalciumOccurrence
Little BonanzaGold, Silver, Lead, CopperProspect
Marcus SteinGold, Silver, Antimony, MercuryOccurrencePyrargyrite, Pyrite
Mary GreenCopper, SilverOccurrencePyrite, Pyrrhotite
Sevenmile AntimonySilver, Gold, Antimony, NickelOccurrencePyrite, Stibnite

Every working recorded in Chelan County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Moore8.7 miles18
Trinity9.6 miles23
Domke Lake Resort9.6 miles18
Lucerne9.7 miles18
Stehekin9.8 miles14
Telma24.7 miles17
Merritt29.1 miles17
Nason Creek29.9 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1520853. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.